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The s^d Clark and Elders can afford us.

Voted also y^t S^d Meeting be adjourned to Thursday

the 18 day of y^s month, at one o’Clock afternoon.

The Chh. met according to adjournment and ad-

journed to the first Wednesday in Jan. next after lecture

 Jan.7, 1769. The Chh. Met according to ad-

journment, heard the complaint against James

Hidden and the Evidences to support the facts

alledged against him, and his defence, and chose

Cap^t Pearson Tho^s Lancaster, Major Gage Deacon

Bayley and Cap^t Jewett With the Pastor to be a

committe to consider s^d Hiddens case, and to

prepare what they shall think fit Respecting it

to be laid before the Chh. at their next Meeting.

And then the Meeting was adjourned to the first

Wednesday in the next month, after the Lecture~

The Chh. Met According to adjournment &

heard Brother Hidden farther, and heard the

draughts prepared by the above committee read

once, and adjourned unto Wednesday fortnight at

one of the Clock afternoon.

 Feb. 18. 1769. The Chh. Met by adjournment

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read the afores^d draught again, paragraph by

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paragraph, and voted it to be agreeable to their

minds and judgments, till they came to the con-

cluding clause. –– And adjourned to The first

Wednesday in April, immediately after Lecture

 April 1. Chh. Met, heard James Hidden talk an hour or two

voted that he should offer in Writing w^t he had to offer &

 adjourned the Meeting to the first Wednesday in May next P. M.